susan rice had the best available information at the time. guest: we both saw the debate it seemed to me like president obama was trying to put forward that he did know and he had mentioned that at that time and that sets up a very troubling situation because susan rice said on the talk shows it was attributed to a video that enraged muslim. and we know it was not. and we know two weeks later, president obama himself went there to the well the united nations and gave a speech where he attributed the violence in benghazi to the video in fewer than six times. when, exactly, was he going to tell the american people this was a terrorist attack? shepard: general clerk mentioned governor romney has had multiple positions on afghanistan and beyond. how concerned is the romney campaigns that the lack of experience and in some cases, we hear from general clark and this
could come back? guest: i don t accept that statement. governor romney has always been . shepard: it was said by general clark. guest: well, why agree. governor romney has also felt it was not correct to set a date certain for withdrawal as you shipped new troops into the surge, to let your enemy know exactly when you are leaving, that is not a good strategy. that may have made sense for president obama in the united states to assure his supporters politically that he was going to make good on getting the troops back out of afghanistan by the end of his time in office, it made no sense militarily. it was a terrible mistake to have made. shepard: some strategists have said a concern is that governor romney may over reach on this matter of libya, in benghazi where an american ambassador was killed for the first time overseas since 1979, he could overdo it here. guest: this is a tragedy.
the middle east next. continuing coverage of the third and final presidential debate. we will hear from supporters and advisors from both campaigns how their candidates are tackling foreign policy on the democratic side. retired general clark will join us next and the republican side right after that as we approach the bottom the hour and the top of the news like this afternoon from beautiful boca raton. , ok.. little did i know that one week later i wasn t smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don t take chantix if you ve had a serus a
claim the edge in foreign policy issues. at least before last month s attack in benghazi which left our ambassador to libya and three other americans dead. now we seeing how the obama administration s response to the attack may have changed some voters mind with president obama s lead narrowing in battleground streets of ohio and florida. we have retireed general wesley clark, who ran for himself on the democratic side in 2003. sir, if you were advised him, and you is done this before, how would you suggest to the president that he should fight back against the attacks, regarding the attack in benghazi. guest: you have to look at the big picture. president obama has been commander in chief, had a very successful foreign policy, we are out of eastbound, we have a out of iraq.